How To Install libxcb-xv0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-xv0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxcb-xv0
libxcb-xv0 is:
This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-xv, the xv extension for the X C Binding.
The XCB library provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface. XCB provides several advantages over Xlib:
- Size: small library and lower memory footprint
- Latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
- Direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
- Thread support: access XCB from multiple threads, with no explicit locking
- Easy creation of new extensions: automatically generates interface from machine-parsable protocol descriptions
There are three methods to install libxcb-xv0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxcb-xv0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-xv0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-xv0
Install libxcb-xv0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-xv0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcb-xv0
Install libxcb-xv0 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-xv0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-xv0
How To Uninstall libxcb-xv0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxcb-xv0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcb-xv0
Uninstall libxcb-xv0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcb-xv0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-xv0
Remove libxcb-xv0 Configurations and Data
To remove libxcb-xv0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-xv0
Remove libxcb-xv0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcb-xv0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-xv0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-xv0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
